When I speak at conferences catering to small businesses, I usually show up an hour before the conference starts. I check in, but don’t pick up my own badge. Instead, I scan the badges already spread out, and grab someone else’s – usually someone who runs a small business. I’ve been Jon Michelson, Tyrese McHale, and my personal favorite, Gordon Brown (not that one), all of whom own small businesses, and all of whom are looking for the magic bullet that will convince them that social media actually works for them – will actually make them money, will actually help them sell product, and isn’t the next BS thing they hear about every day on the radio, on TV, and [...]

One of the nice things about noticeable weight loss, is that it becomes much, much easier to take random photos of yourself of which you’re not ashamed.

My original title of this post was going to be “Disagreeing with Julia Morgenstern.” Then I figured, why give her the SEO juice? No, seriously, I figured the above title would be more beneficial to what I wanted to say today. Yesterday morning, after hitting the gym at 6am and getting my ass kicked in a lifting session with my devil trainer from Hell, I was home and in the shower by 7:15am, listening to 1010 WINS radio. They were promoting their series of Small Business Breakfasts, where they claim to help small businesses do the things they believe small businesses need help with. This time, they were talking about social media. (Of course they were. Because it’s a day [...]

A few weeks ago, I put out a call for an assistant editor for HARO. As HARO continues to grow, we’re going to be hiring more and more. With that said, I figured I’d share some of what we got, and possibly help you the next time you’re applying for a new job. No personal identifiable information is disclosed here, which for some people who applied, is probably a good thing. The statistics We received 481 resumes in the past three weeks. Of those, 449 of them came to the correct address. That means 33 resumes were immediately disqualified for not being able to follow the simple instruction of where to send it. TIP: Chances are, your resume is being [...]

It happens to all of us. We’re up against a deadline, and have zero creativity. It’s just gone. No idea why. And finding it again, under pressure, is a bitch. This is another post in the series of How To Be Taken Seriously. Because, face it – If you become the guy known for having creativity whenever it’s needed, you’ll be the go-to guy (or girl) for almost everyone in your company. And being indispensable kinda rocks. Ever notice how some things are really easy to find? “Now where did I put my car keys? Ah yes, in my coat pocket.” “Honey, where’s the dog?” “He’s in the backyard!” Other things, as well! “Officer, can you tell me how to [...]